Compass Group UK & Ireland have been working with local and national charities to support thousands of people across the country, with a number of fundraising and volunteering activities over the last few weeks.
These have included:
- One Retail raising over £20,000 Alzheimer’s Society with their annual ‘Elf Week’, as well as surpassing £500k raised for Alzheimer’s Society across the entire partnership to date
- Medirest colleagues at Southend Hospital holding a bake sale which raised almost £500 for Southend Foodbank, which will go towards helping people with emergency food and practical support
- Three Medirest team members took part in the Sophie’s Legacy 10k for the charity. This supports their ongoing work to deliver free meals to parents and carers of unwell children in hospitals across 20 NHS Trusts
- The Eurest and 14forty team donning their aprons at the company’s Parklands office to host Christmas lunch for the West Midlands FoodCycle team leaders
- Dine donating £500-worth of food for Steadychefs to use in hampers for those in need this Christmas
- ESS Energy colleagues preparing over 7,000 meals and food hampers for recipients that will feed recipients for several days over the festive period. The initiative is being supported by donations from ESS supply partners
- A number of sites within the ESS business collecting food and supplies for local charities including food banks and homeless shelters
- Across the UK, over 2,800 children and families engaged with Chartwells through the Department for Education Holiday Activities and Food Programme
- Compass Scotland has worked with the EICC in Edinburgh to create a special event for local people with dementia, which included a traditional Christmas lunch while watching ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ on the big screen
- Compass Scotland will be serving 120 meals over two days in partnership with the Larder community cafes, in addition to preparing 500 meals ready to distribute through West Lothian
- Compass Cymru hosted Llamau Homeless Charity providing a full-three course Christmas lunch to over 100 people, alongside organised games and gifts
- CH&CO offices came together for a successful toy drive and charity raffle. Teams donated over 80 gifts to support ELBA’s (East London Business Alliance) Toy Appeal, spreading joy to children in need who may not otherwise receive a present this Christmas. Additionally, the charity raffle raised an impressive £800 for King’s Trust
- Levy is dedicated to making a positive impact on the communities it serves, especially during the festive season. All Levy teams at its partner venues participate in initiatives that bring Christmas cheer to those in need. This includes countless Christmas lunches for the less fortunate across stadium and conference portfolio.
- Plus, Jockey Club Catering activity ranges from the Carlisle Racecourse team volunteering at its local food bank to ensure everyone can enjoy a meal at Christmas, to the team at Cheltenham donating gifts to the Pied Piper Appeal, helping to make a difference in the lives of sick and disabled children in Gloucestershire. Haydock Park Racecourse invited ‘unsung heroes’ from a local primary school for a tour of the paddock and weighing room, followed by a Christmas lunch and quiz.
- Foodbuy and other Compass sectors will continue to reduce and redistribute surplus food working with partners including Farehare, Olio and Too Good To Go.
Laura Neville, Head of Social Value for Compass Group UK & Ireland, said: ‘I’m immensely proud of what we have been able to achieve in 2024, and our people never fail to amaze me with their generosity of time and kindness to help others less fortunate, especially at Christmas.’
Earlier this year, Compass Group UK & Ireland published its Social Value Report, providing a round up of all the activity it does throughout the year to support the local communities in which it works.